Giant-Size Thor #1

Aug 2024
Al Ewing, Brian Level

Giant-Size Thor #1 cover

Story Name:

In Medias Res


Synopsis

Giant-Size Thor #1 synopsis by Peter Silvestro
Rating: 4 stars

In a callback to Ragnarok, the personified Odinpower compels Thor, who has sacrificed one eye for wisdom, to pluck out the other….

The planet Ciegrim-7 is under attack by enemies, the shields are holding but they are certainly doomed. One of the officials has cracked up and is praying to Hercules for help. And we see they are under attack by a giant-size Thor, an armored spaceship in the form of the God of Thunder—and powered by a captive Thor. Thor was lured into a trap and subdued, his body hooked up to the engine and his mind trapped in a loop of memories of obtaining the All-Power….

But Hercules has heard the prayer and has stolen a small ship to head to Ciegrim-7, Rocket Raccoon yelling at him over the comm the entire way. The giant robotic Thor opens fire on Herc’s ship but it holds up, the commander calling for more power. Thor wonders if he needs to pluck an eye out and the personified Odinpower commands him to make a further sacrifice. He breaks out of the machine and plucks out both eyes. Then Hercules crashes the small ship into the giant Thor and clobbers the guards while Thor, having the All-Power, heals himself. Thor recovers Mjolnir which crashes through several floors to reach him and the two deities start fighting massive numbers of alien soldiers. As this is tedious, Thor has an idea and Leaves Herc to mow down the soldiers and summons his power to again take control of the ship but for his own use. He enters the bridge and confronts the commander. Thor states that the commander had seized the All-Power but not paid the traditional price---so he makes the giant robot pluck out its right eye, which is where the bridge is located. Thor carries Herc home….

“The Power and the Pride”

Reprint of THOR #356.



 

Review / Commentaries


Giant-Size Thor #1 Review by (August 21, 2024)

Review: A nice entertaining story which starts at the most dramatic point, as the title states, since the first part of the story involving Thor’s capture would have been tedious (though it depends on the writer, doesn’t it?). Al Ewing has devised an amusing comic tale with the biggest joke being that the book’s title is literal, there is a giant-size Thor, and avoid the occasional philosophical obscurity that tends to plague his regular works. Recommended. The choice of a reprint to expand the page count is also a good one.

Comments: Comic was published between IMMORTAL THOR #14 and 15; the solicit states that this story is to explain why Thor owes Hercules a favor in IMMORTAL THOR #13. “In Medias Res” refers to a story begun in the middle, with the beginning filled in later. The cited Ragnarok took place in THOR (1998) #80-85. Hercules helped Ciegrim-7 against Galactus in HERCULES: PRINCE OF POWER #3-4; see that entry for the joke in the planet’s name. The enemy aliens resemble Kree but are never identified.  Issue includes a tribute to late Marvel artist Don Perlin, co-creator of Moon Knight and Tigra plus a friendly greeting from editor Annalise Bissa.



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Brian Level
Brian Level
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Bryan Hitch (Cover Penciler)
Bryan Hitch (Cover Inker)
Alex Sinclair (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Letterer: Joe Sabino.

Characters

Listed in Alphabetical Order.

Hercules
Hercules

(Heracles)
Rocket
Rocket

(Rocket Raccoon)
Thor
Thor

(Odinson)



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